Month: June 2017

This week for my SoraNews24 W.T.F. Japan article, I wrote about the top five Japanese foods for people who don’t like seafood.

Pretty much every time I tell someone that I live in Japan, one of their first comments is something along the lines of: “Oh you must enjoy such great food! Fresh fish, sushi, sounds like heaven!”

And it would be… if I liked any of those foods.

Unfortunately I’ve just never liked seafood, and when I first came to Japan I was worried that I’d have to live on a diet of nothing but vegetables.

Of course that’s not the case, and since I’ve been here I’ve found that there is a whole beautiful rainbow of Japanese food that has never been anywhere near the ocean.

So to help any others out there like me, here’s a list of great, authentic Japanese food you can get while in the country, broken down by restaurant type from easiest to hardest. Good luck, fellow unfortunate picky eaters!

 

Read the article here.

This week for my SoraNews24 W.T.F. Japan article, I wrote about the top five odd ways Japanese people beat the summer heat.

Summer in Japan can be brutal. With high temperatures and high humidity, if you’re used to more mild summers then you may find yourself surprised when you’re covered in sweat after just walking to the local convenience store.

But thankfully the Japanese people have adapted to these sometimes-brutal temperatures with a variety of interesting methods. Some of them are similar to things done in other parts of the world, but others are in a complete league of their own.

Which ones are the craziest? Only one way to find out!

Read the article here.

This week for my SoraNews24 W.T.F. Japan article, I wrote about the top five reasons Japanese squat toilets are awesome.

While the entirely article is written somewhat tongue-in-cheekly, Japanese-style squat toilets do have a lot of benefits to them. Would I be willing to give up my comfortable sit-down toilet because of them? Probably not, but it’s a lot closer than it may seem.

Whether you’ve never seen a “squat toilet” before, or if you’re well-acquainted with this different take on a bathroom break, you might learn something new

Read the article here.

This week for my SoraNews24 W.T.F. Japan article, I wrote about the top five most confusing Japanese compound words.

Just like in English, many words in Japanese are made up of putting two words/prefixes/suffixes together. For example, “biology” is the “ology” (study) of “bio” (life), and in Japanese seibutsugaku is the gaku (study) of seibutsu (living things).

Most of the time, the compound words make sense like that. But sometimes, they can mix together in strange and mysterious ways that make no sense at first glance.

What are five of the most confusing ones? Well I’m glad you asked!

Read the article here.

This week for my SoraNews24 W.T.F. Japan article, I wrote about the top five hardest Japanese habits to break.

It wasn’t until I wrote this article that I realized just how many of my habits were actually things I picked up while in Japan. I’d just thought they’d been a part of me for my entire life… nope! Japan tricked me into doing them.

I can’t really say much more without spoiling what those habits are, so go ahead and give the article a read!

Read the article here.